(Testimony of George Senator Resumed)
Mr. Griffin.
The American Bank and Trust Company?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
The Mercantile National Bank?
Mr. Senator.
No; see, if you can find one on--continue.
Mr. Griffin.
All right, the Industrial National Bank.
Mr. Senator.
Merchants. Have you got Merchants? That is the one I am thinking of. I think he had a bank account at the Merchants.
Mr. Griffin.
But not the Mercantile National Bank?
Mr. Senator.
If he did I didn't know.
Mr. Griffin.
Are there two different banks, one the Merchants and the other the Mercantile?
Mr. Senator.
Oh, yes.
Mr. Griffin.
How about the South Oak Cliff State Bank?
Mr. Senator.
If he did I didn't know.
Mr. Griffin.
But you only heard of one?
Mr. Senator.
I heard of the Merchants.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you ever hear him discuss what was done with the receipts from the Vegas Club?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Griffin.
Did you ever hear Eva Grant mention that?
Mr. Senator.
No; but I will tell you what I assumed. I assumed the money was paid, what money was taken in, I assumed that the employees were paid off, the band was paid off, the gas and electric and the rent would come out of that. This is what I assumed, or whatever incidentals there might be. Now, the disposal otherwise I don't know.
Mr. Hubert.
Then the fact is that you don't really know how the funds at the Vegas were handled?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
Or what part Jack got of it?
Mr. Senator.
No.
Mr. Hubert.
Now let's move to the period of the week of the assassination of the President. Can you tell us first of all where you were when you heard of the assassination?
Mr. Senator.
I was in a bar having a liquid lunch. I was uptown. I was in a bar and had a couple of beers for lunch instead of eating lunch, and some chap walked in, who I don't know, and he drove up with his car and he had the radio on, and as he walked in he said, "The President was shot." And I hollered "You're kidding." He says, "No; I am not kidding." So we got outside, and this is all going on on this car radio we listened to.
Mr. Hubert.
That was in downtown Dallas?
Mr. Senator.
No; I was uptown.
Mr. Hubert.
Had you seen the Presidential parade?
Mr. Senator.
No; I didn't see it at all.
Mr. Hubert.
Do you know whether Jack planned to see the parade?
Mr. Senator.
No; I didn't.
Mr. Hubert.
Did he comment about the President's visit?
Mr. Senator.
You see, let me jump a little ahead of that. That morning, you see, of course, which is a working day for me, I am up much earlier than he is, and he was sleeping when I left that morning.
Mr. Hubert.
Did you see him the night before?
Mr. Senator.
Yes; the night before.
Mr. Hubert.
Had you discussed the visit of the President, his coming, the next day?
Mr. Senator.
We talked about that. We talked about the President was coming in, you know.
Mr. Hubert.
What was the nature of his comment concerning this?
Mr. Senator.
I don't remember what he said.
Mr. Hubert.
I don't mean the words, but the ideas.
Mr. Senator.
Well, we were happy that he was coming.
Mr. Hubert.
Jack was too?
Mr. Senator.
Yes; coming into Dallas.
Mr. Hubert.
Did Jack tell you why he felt happy about it?
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